Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Richardson’s Willow

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Salix
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.